 Hey readers, Welcome back to Tuesday's Takeaways! This week our Top Quotes concern the passage of that fleeting thing ancient societies designated 'time'.
"I waited for you And as time grew slower my heart grew more rapid." -Camila Dejesus, The Stairs "I can never seem to breathe deeply, lovingly, mindfully. Do I spend too much time up in my own head? My skull collects dust." -Julia Andresakis, On My Mind "Time is lost but all the while Each bend produces its own wrath The twists and turns are caked with blood." -Joseph Austin, BRITTLE "And maybe one day it’ll come rushing out Like a flowing river in comparison to time." -Nawal B. Abdelqader, CANDOR "I treat time as technicality, cracking the sepulcher of sleepless nights like communion drywall in places you called home." -Kali Norris, In Penance for Murdered Orchids And now...
The idiom "in a New York minute" refers to doing something right away. The phrase originated in Texas in the late 1960's, but became more popular several years later when a TV personality joked that a New York minute was "the time it takes for the light in front of you to turn green and the guy behind you to honk his horn." Next week's theme is going to be about water. Make sure to stay tuned! <3 -Mic and Gina
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 Hey readers, Welcome back to Tuesday's Takeaways! This week our Top Quotes are about heartbreak, but we've chosen to highlight these particular poems because they don't just describe the hurting that comes with heartbreak, they also describe the healing. One the left side we have the pain, and on the right side (from that same poem) we show you that it will get better.
There was once a time that I thought you loved me, Monday morning, and I'm thinking but those plants have grown for another, about how wonderful it is and this is something I learned to make peace with. to not love you anymore, Monday morning, and I’m trying to convince myself and it’s so strange because that I never wanted those flowers in the first place, I had spent so much time wondering but I’ve never been good at lying what love would be like and I won’t start now. in the first place -Maya Garcia, The Lung Flowers You left me there, It's one thing to say I don't want you Kneeling on my bedroom floor to play anymore 52 pickup with my heart. It's another thing to look you in your A few cards were stuck to the bottom eyes of your Stan Smiths, In those beautiful brown eyes and say: And as you left, I could do nothing but “I don’t long for you at 3:14 a.m. watch you step on them. in my empty bed anymore." -Miles Mercer, 3:14 AM ...what they don’t tell you is But heartbreak has that it’ll come at you in waves. a pattern that was specifically designed by your ex-lover... They don’t tell you that your heart will and as they broke you apart over and over again break and ache at the most random times. parts of you died… Instead, they fill your head but when you finally left, with thoughts of heartbreak happening only once. better parts came alive. -Kiara Marie Reyes, Healing And now...
Yes, it's totally possible! There has been tons of research on it! So next time you're experiencing heartbreak definitely grab some ice cream and put on your favorite movie, you deserve to feel some happiness! Next week's theme will be about time. Make sure to stay tuned! <3 -Mic and Gina  Hey readers, Welcome back to Tuesday's Takeaways. The theme for our Top Quotes this week revolves around the National Days of Prayer and Remembrance.
Pain and destruction are handled differently by every person. Some turn to praying- 1. "prayers on my knees, sinking to the floor in bloody hallelujahs." -Mic Braun, TIL DEATH DO US PART 2. "Shivering, alone, shaking in fright Utterly alone to silently (anguishingly) pray Think of tomorrow to get through the night" -Mariam Esa, THE ENDLESS NIGHT And others lean on the human side of the nation for comfort- 3. "Rest In Peace Americans [...] I’m saying it as my last human to human connection to all." 4. "It’s funny to see how everyone deals with grief" -Alyna Valderrama, #ThisIsAmerica but the vacuum left can be felt by all. 5. "Someone screamed of sadness and then I heard it. Can you hear it? Nothing." -Monia Begum, LISTEN 6. "One day you were here, the next you were not; Time has stopped. I feel the loss again and again." -Sara Ahisar, A CHANCE TO SAY GOODBYE And now...
We at Brooklyn College wish to pay our respects to the fallen on 9/11. Please join in front of the library steps at 12:30 PM on Wednesday for a march on the East quad and a moment of silence in honor of those who lost their lives on that day. Next week's theme is going to be heartbreak. Stay tuned! <3 -Mic and Gina  Hey readers, Welcome back to Tuesday's Takeaways! This week our Top Quotes are about sunshine and summer since it seems like the sun is starting to set on summer.
There's somethin' about the sunshine... "When I tasted hope for the first time it came in the form of sunshine" -Jada Gordon, All I Know Has Been Rewritten "You stumble and roam like a ghost throughout the night Thinking you’ll be lost for eternity. But then the night sky pulls up the sun with all its might And there it is: serenity" -Ching Wah Wong, Wander, Search, Find "As I stare into the sun, my mind melts. Now I’m on the floor as a puddle, floating in my feelings and surviving across their waves. It is so placid...so calming." -Ilana Iskhakova, Under And now it's time for us to be... "Soaking up the last kisses of summer" -Mic Braun, Seasonal Kisses because soon we will be saying... "After one last hug goodbye, Summer has finally made her exit. " -Jessica Drigun-Lara, Summer's Interlude And now...
Yes, it's true: sunshine makes people happier! A boost in vitamin D leads to a boost in serotonin, so make sure to soak up these last few weeks of summer sun! Next week's theme will be about prayers and remembrance. Make sure to stay tuned! <3 -Mic and Gina |
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